After some rabbit hole googling related to my 'Seaquarium' digression below, I encountered this 2010 transcript[1] of an ex-Flipper trainer: "Flipper was a wil

After some rabbit hole googling related to my 'Seaquarium' digression below, I encountered this 2010 transcript[1] of an ex-Flipper trainer: "Flipper was a wild animal that lived in Biscayne Bay before we captured her and dragged her, kicking and screaming, to the Miami Seaquarium and put her in a tank and gave her a stage name, Flipper. Her name was really Cathy. Well, not really. Her real name was [whistles]. Dolphins have a signature whistle that their mother gives them." - Ric O'Barry So it seems like this research proves what dolphin trainers have known, ostensibly, for many years? [1] http://www.democracynow.org/2010/8/16/filmmakers_activists_try_to_save_dolphins http://www.democracynow.org/2010/8/16/filmmakers_activists_t... ====== OT: > The researchers also intensely studied four captive adult male dolphins housed at The Seas Aquarium, also in Florida. Made me giggle. Don't they mean, the [Miami] Seaquarium? If so, Flipper[1][2] is part of the study! [1] http://miamiseaquarium.com/Shows/Flipper-Dolphin http://miamiseaquarium.com/Shows/Flipper-Dolphin [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flipper_(1964_TV_series)#Filming_locations http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flipper_(1964_TV_series)#Filmin...